Christy Heffernan (born 26 December 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Heffernan won one Railway Cup medal in 1989.
He also captained the Glenmore Senior Football team to victory in the 1989 county final, also winning man of the match by scoring 5 points from the middle of the field.
During his playing days he won one All-Star award, while he was later chosen at full-forward on the Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century.
Glenmore later defeated Patrickswell in the All-Ireland final, with Heffernan scoring the winning goal in the 33rd minute.
Heffernan's side took a back seat to Offaly for the next few years in the Leinster Championship, however, he did win a forth National League title in 1990.